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Who wrote the Beatles hit "Twist and Shout"?
The Isley Brothers
100
What is the world's heaviest land mammal?
The African Elephant
100
This poet and playwright is often referred to as "The Bard"
William Shakespeare
100
The scenic Lake Shore Drive is a major highway in which Midwestern city?
Chicago, Illinois
100
What Oscar winning actor was a regular on the children's tv show "The Electric Company", during the 1970s
Morgan Freeman
200
The Reggae hit "Red, Red Wine" was written by this singer, that is So Good
Neil Diamond
200
What are the tallest trees in the world?
The Pacific Coast Redwood
200
While he was better known for his creepy short stories, he also wrote a beautiful love poem called "Annabelle Lee"
Edgar Allen Poe
200
What river runs through the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado River
200
What actor plays Ken in the 2023 blockbuster movie “Barbie?”
Ryan Gosling
300
Janis Joplin's signature song "Me and Bobby Mcgee was written by this singer, song writer and actor
Kris Kristofferson
300
The fibula is a bone in which part of the body?
The Leg
300
What 20th-century Welsh poet is best remembered for his poem “Do not go gentle into that good night,”?
Dylan Thomas
300
What Great Lake is entirely within the U.S.?
Lake Michigan
300
Cillian Murphy plays a 1900s mob boss in Birmingham, England in which streaming series?
Peaky Blinders
400
The songs "This Could be the Start of Something Big" and "Impossible" were written by this talk show host
Steve Allen
400
Which is the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood?
The Pulmonary Artery
400
What 1854 poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson memorializes a failed British cavalry action in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War?
The Charge of the Light Brigade
400
What four U.S. states border Mexico?
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California
400
What was the very first video ever played on MTV?
Video Killed the Radio Star
500
The song "Smile" has been sung by Judy Garland, Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett, as well as others.
Who wrote it, back in 1936?
Charlie Chaplin
500
Which metal melts at the highest point?
Tungsten - 6,191.6 degrees F.
500
At an impromptu moment, who was the poet that recited their poem "A Gift Outright" by memory, at a Presidential inauguration?
Robert Frost, at JFK's inauguration, planned to recite a specially written poem "Dedication". Due to sun glare he was unable to read it. So he recited "A Gift Outright" by heart. The poem originally requested by Kennedy.
500
Which U.S. state borders only one other state?
Maine. Only borders New Hampshire.
500
Born Robert Weston Smith, this famous radio disc jockey in the 1970s was more commonly known by what name?
Wolfman Jack